Developing Countries: Malaria

Stephen O'Brien: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what ring-fenced uplift in resources each of his Departments in-country programmes has received to fund the procurement of bed-nets in each of the next three years.

Gareth Thomas: As stated in the answer of 24 March 2009,  Official Report, column 264W, the costs of supplying 20 million bed nets for Africa are being drawn from our country programme budget allocations for the period 2008-09 to 2010-11. No additional resources have been specifically ring-fenced for this purpose.

Armed Forces: Deployment

Liam Fox: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many and what percentage of pinch point trades are in breach of their  (a) tour interval guidelines and  (b) individual separated service guidelines.

Bill Rammell: I refer the hon. Member to the answer my predecessor gave on 23 February 2009,  Official Report, column 19W. The position remains the same and there is nothing further I can add.

Armed Forces: Pensions

David Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will estimate the cost of paying pensions at an equivalent level for UK service people to  (a) Commonwealth soldiers and  (b) soldiers of other nationalities who served in the British armed forces between 1947 and 2004.

Kevan Jones: All non-British personnel serving now in the armed forces have exactly the same pension arrangements as the wider armed forces. It has long been Government policy not to implement improvements to pensions and similar benefits retrospectively, a policy that has been applied across the public sector in the United Kingdom. Information of the full cost of doing so is not available, however, it has been estimated that to pay retrospective pensions to Gurkhas would cost MOD £1.5 billion.

Korean War: Anniversaries

James Gray: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many veterans he expects to attend the commemoration of the sixtieth anniversary of the ceasefire in the Korean War on 27 July 2010; and if he will make arrangements to facilitate their attendance through  (a) financial support and  (b) other means.

Kevan Jones: The end of the Korean war is due to be commemorated in 2013, the 60th( )anniversary of the armistice. It is too early to say how this anniversary might be officially marked or indeed how many might attend. My officials have been in contact with the Korean Veterans Association who are content that the commemorations should take place in 2013.

Members: Correspondence

Michael Spicer: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire of 14 April 2009 on Trident (reference: MC01616/2009).

Bill Rammell: My predecessor replied to the hon. Member on 8 May 2009.

Local Government: Parking

Caroline Spelman: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport which local authorities have expressed an interest in levying workplace parking charges to date.

Sadiq Khan: The Transport Committee Report on Urban Charging Schemes in 2003—ISBN 0215008081:
	http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200203/cmselect/cmtran/390/39005.htm
	listed the 35 local authorities who initially expressed an interest in using powers under the Transport Act 2000 to introduce road user charging or workplace parking levy. Since then, only one local authority, Nottingham city council, has approached the Department for Transport with proposals for a scheme.
	A scheme was considered for the northern fringe of Bristol by the West of England local authorities as part of their TIF proposals, but they decided not to pursue it.
	Devon county council has expressed an interest in considering a workplace parking levy in the context of its Local Transport Plan and as part of a bid to the Department for funding to investigate the possibility of introducing demand management measures. They have not yet provided developed proposals.

Royal Family: Travel

Norman Baker: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport pursuant to the answer of 20 April 2009,  Official Report, column 396W, on transport: Royal Family, if he will specify that  (a) scheduled flights and  (b) timetabled railway services should be used for journeys by members of the Royal Family funded from his Department's budget.

Paul Clark: holding answer 12 June 2009
	Decisions on air and rail travel arrangements for Members of the Royal Family are taken by the Royal Travel Office and Royal Household on a case-by-case basis as they must be judged on consideration of safety and security requirements, obtaining the best value for money, time-efficiency, the visit requirements, the avoidance of disruption to the public, the environment, and the appropriateness for the visit in question.

Speed Limits: Chideock

Hugo Swire: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport when he expects to announce his Department's decision on the cases of people wrongly notified of speeding offences as a result of the malfunctioning of the speed camera on the westbound A35 at Chideock, Dorset.

Chris Mole: I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for Plymouth, Devonport (Alison Seabeck) on 3 June 2009,  Official Report, column 486W.

Councillors

Bob Neill: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 20 April 2009,  Official Report, column 423-4W, on councillors, for what reasons the Audit Commission decided to collect data on all local councillors during its next scheduled exercise; and what assessment the Audit Commission made of the level of risk of fraud involving elected members prior to that decision.

Sarah McCarthy-Fry: This is an operational matter for the Audit Commission, and I will ask the chief executive of the Audit Commission to write to the hon. Member direct.
	 Letter from Steve Bundred, dated 15 June 2009:
	Your Parliamentary Question has been passed to me for reply.
	Data on local councillors has been collected since 1998. During each cycle of the National Fraud Initiative, local authorities have been required to submit payroll data that includes salaries, wages and members allowances.
	Prior to 1998 and based on known frauds reported by audited bodies, pilot exercises were run to determine the value of data matching payroll within NFI. The pilot data was used to provide anomalies to audited bodies and as a result of their investigations they detected significant numbers of payroll and housing benefit frauds by public sector employees and elected members. Consequently payroll became a core element of the data used in NFI. The long standing principle of running pilots to assess the fraud risk in a dataset is enshrined in the Commission's Code of Data Matching Practice laid before Parliament in July 2008.
	Individual case studies and the total of frauds detected have been reported in the NFI national reports published at the end of each exercise and many have been covered by local and national media particularly where custodial sentences have resulted. Many local authorities have rightly adopted a zero tolerance approach to fraud and it is important that this is as robust with staff and elected members as it is with members of the public.
	A copy of this letter will be placed in Hansard.

Departmental Film

Bob Neill: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many videos his Department has uploaded to YouTube since July 2007; and what policy his Department has on the use of  (a) YouTube and  (b) other online media.

Sarah McCarthy-Fry: Communities and Local Government has published 52 videos on its YouTube channel since July 2008, when the channel launched. The Department decides on a case by case basis whether YouTube or other online media channels are used for communications purposes.

Departmental Procurement

Bob Neill: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government with reference to the answer to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar, of 23 June 2008,  Official Report, column 24W, on departmental procurement, if he will place in the Library a copy of the list of names and addresses of each organisation that supplied goods or services to his Department in 2008-09.

Sarah McCarthy-Fry: The information that has been requested has been deposited in the Library of the House.

Housing Revenue Accounts

Grant Shapps: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much each local authority allocated for its Housing Revenue Account for  (a) maintenance,  (b) management,  (c) Decent Homes,  (d) major repairs,  (e) arms' length management organisations,  (f) private sector renewal and  (g) subsidy payments in each of the last five years.

Ian Austin: Communities and Local Government does not hold information about allocations made by local authorities for the categories requested.

Housing: Low Incomes

Bob Neill: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Welwyn, Hatfield of 8usb May 2009,  Official Report, columns 448-9W, on housing: low incomes, how many households have moved into dwellings under the New Build Homebuy Scheme to date.

Ian Austin: The following table shows the number of initial sales recorded through the New Build Homebuy scheme since 1997-98, the earliest date for which New Build Homebuy is separately identified.
	
		
			   New Build Homeb uy initial sales 
			 1997-98 4,020 
			 1998-99 4,270 
			 1999-2000 3,740 
			 2000-01 3,190 
			 2001-02 3,370 
			 2002-03 3,780 
			 2003-04 4,200 
			 2004-05 5,820 
			 2005-06 7,540 
			 2006-07 10,340 
			 2007-08 11,490 
			  Source: Continuous Recording (CORE) returns to the Tenant Services Authority (TSA) from registered social landlords 
		
	
	It has been assumed that households responsible for initial sales of New Build Homebuy will take up residence.
	The figures cover the number of initial sales recorded on CORE, which is assumed to be the same number as the number of households moving into dwellings.
	CORE sales figures are only provided by RSLs with at least 250 units or bedspaces. RSLs with less units can complete the form, but it is not compulsory, so these figures may be under recording the number of New Build Homebuy sales.

Housing: Low Incomes

Grant Shapps: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 8 June 2009,  Official Report, column 749W, on Homebuy schemes, what the cost of services related to the design of Homebuy brand logos was in each of the last three years.

John Healey: The cost of services related to the design of the Homebuy brand logo in the last financial year was £21,090 excluding VAT. The Department incurred no such costs in the previous years requested.

Local Government Finance

Bob Neill: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Meriden of 27 April 2009,  Official Report, column 1119W, on local government finance, for what reasons some local authorities received no funding in the most recent round of the local authority business growth incentive scheme.

Sarah McCarthy-Fry: Local authorities qualified for funding under the local authorities business growth incentives (LABGI) scheme when their business growth exceeded historic growth levels. When business growth did not exceed these levels, local authorities received no funding.

Regeneration: Coastal Areas

Mark Simmonds: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Vale of Clwyd of 9 December 2008,  Official Report, columns 56-7W, on the coastal town network, on what dates the coastal towns network has met since October 2008.

Rosie Winterton: The Coastal Towns Network, which is led by the South East England Development Agency, has met twice since October 2008, on 22 January 2009 and 2 April 2009, with the next meeting planned for 28 July 2009.

Olympic Games 2012: Construction

Bob Laxton: To ask the Minister for the Olympics what contracts have been signed with the Olympic Delivery Authority to enable water-borne freight to be transported to and from the Olympic site.

Tessa Jowell: Water-borne freight can access the Olympic Park via several of the waterways which run next to and through the Olympic Park.
	The Lea Navigation canal, which runs along the western perimeter of the site, already enables 100 tonne barges to access the park. Access to Waterworks River (which runs through the centre of the Park) has been facilitated by investment in a new lock at Three Mills (formerly known as Prescott Lock). This lock will enable the passage of 350 tonne barges to the Olympic Park wharf—located opposite the aquatics centre. Dredging has been undertaken along Waterworks River to ensure barges can reach the new wharf.
	The construction of Three Mills lock was managed by British Waterways with funding contributions from the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA), Transport for London, Department for Transport, London Development Agency and the London Thames Gateway Development Corporation. Dredging was undertaken by British Waterways. The new wharf along Waterworks River has been constructed by the ODA's tier one contractor, Volker Highways.

Olympic Games 2012: Facilities

Bob Spink: To ask the Minister for the Olympics what her most recent estimate is of the cost of hosting the London 2012 Olympics  (a) cross country,  (b) equestrian and  (c) modern pentathlon events at Greenwich Park.

Tessa Jowell: The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) has responsibility for staging the Olympic and Paralympic games at existing venues. The direct costs associated with staging the events at existing venues come from LOCOG's revenues which are primarily derived from commercial sponsorship, broadcast rights, ticket sales and merchandising/licensing—not from the public purse.
	There will be attributable costs to the public purse, for example, in respect of the security and transport functions associated with the venue. However, these costs have not yet been identified separately for individual venues, but they will form part of the overall security and transport budgets.

Culture and Sport Evidence Programme

Jeremy Hunt: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what assessment he has made of progress on the Culture and Sport Evidence Programme; and if he will make a statement.

Gerry Sutcliffe: The Culture and Sport Evidence Programme (CASE) is progressing well. We have undertaken (i) a fundamental review of published research and data on engagement in culture and sport, (ii) an assessment of research needs at a regional and local level and completed (iii) a review of asset data across the CASE-member bodies and (iv) developed shortened 'Taking Part'-style questions for the 'Understanding Society' longitudinal study all within the first six months of CASE activity.

Departmental Drinking Water

Andrew Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much her Department has spent on water coolers in each year of the last five years.

Phil Woolas: The requested information cannot be obtained, without incurring disproportionate cost.

Departmental ICT

John Thurso: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps he has taken to reduce the level of carbon dioxide emissions arising from the operation of ICT systems in his Department under the Greening Government ICT Strategy.

Phil Woolas: The Home Office operates a large scale, multi vendor, supply chain delivering a wide range of ICT categories.
	The Home Office CIO, in line with all other Chief Information Officers (CIOs) on the CIO Council, has produced a "CIO Green ICT Roadmap" which we will be following to deliver against the 18 target improvement areas outlined in the Greening Government ICT Strategy including those aimed at reducing carbon emissions.
	The CIOs and Chief Technology Officers (CTO) Council of the Cabinet Office have completed the CIO Green ICT Roadmap baselines for all of its CIOs including local government representatives and agencies.
	The Home Office is directly represented on the CIO/CTO Council Green ICT Delivery Unit and is responsible for providing support to the development of the pan-government Greening Government ICT Strategy and leadership.
	A full report of the CIO Council Green ICT Roadmaps will be made available and will feature the action plans of all Departments involved in the Council against the 18 steps. This will be included in a "one year on" Green ICT CIO report which will be issued by the Cabinet Office in July. The CIO/CTO Council Green ICT Delivery Unit will refresh its annual CIO key objectives against the latest developments in technology and advances in carbon measurement which will be circulated for comment to all CIOs and relevant Departments this summer.
	As already reported to the Cabinet Office in the CIO Green ICT roadmap Home Office businesses are currently analysing, planning and implementing (where appropriate) the actions laid out in the Greening Government ICT Strategy. Our main ICT suppliers are being asked to provide low power consumption devices wherever applicable. We have initiated projects to configure our workstations to automatically power down after hours, to virtualise a significant proportion of our server estate and to implement thin client technology. We have reduced the amount of ICT devices and we are extending "smart working" which will also contribute to reduce the amount of ICT equipment on Home Office estate.

Deportation: Children

Andrew Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 6 May 2009,  Official Report, column 275W, on deportation: children, whether a race impact study has been undertaken of the expulsion from the UK of British citizen children accompanying a foreign parent subject to a removal enforcement process.

Phil Woolas: The UK Border Agency does not expel, remove or deport people who hold British citizenship, including the British citizen children of foreign nationals subject to the removal process; consequently no race impact study has been conducted.
	Arrangements can be made for a child with British citizenship to accompany a foreign national parent who is to be removed. However, this is strictly voluntary and dependent on the consent of all parties.
	UK-born children who are not British citizens can be detained and removed under Immigration Act powers.

Entry Clearances: Overseas Students

Mark Oaten: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 19 May 2009,  Official Report, column 1293W, on entry clearances: overseas students, whether the stipulated accreditation entities define the  (a) method and  (b) frequency with which assessments are undertaken.

Phil Woolas: holding answer 3 June 2009
	The definition of the method and frequency of educational institutions' assessment of students is not the responsibility of the UK Border Agency's approved accreditation bodies.
	The awarding bodies responsible for each recognised qualification set out the standards required to achieve the qualification, as well as the assessment methods that are appropriate for each particular qualification.

Immigration Controls: Fees and Charges

Mark Oaten: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 19 May 2009,  Official Report, column 1295W, on immigration controls, whether the charge for each certificate of sponsorship will be made in advance of a submission of a certificate.

Phil Woolas: holding answer 3 June 2009
	The payment for each certificate of sponsorship is taken before it can be released to a migrant to enable them to apply for a visa or further leave.

Immigration: Gurkhas

Damian Green: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the number of retired Gurkhas expected to settle in the UK following the High Court decision of 30 September 2008.

Phil Woolas: As a result of the High Court decision of 30 September 2008 the UK Border Agency issued revised guidance on 24 April 2009 for considering settlement applications from former Gurkhas. We estimated that approximately 10,000 former Gurkhas and their families would benefit from the new guidance and would be entitled to settle in the United Kingdom should they choose to do so. These estimates were based on an analysis of records held by the Ministry of Defence.
	On 21 May 2009 the Home Secretary announced that any former Gurkha with more than four years service who had been discharged from the Brigade of Gurkhas before 1 July 1997 would be eligible for settlement in the UK. We estimate that 36,000 former Gurkhas are now eligible to apply to come to the United Kingdom although we believe that not all of those would want to settle here.

Immigration: Gurkhas

Damian Green: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department 
	(1)  how many legacy cases involving Gurkhas the UK Border Agency has;
	(2)  how many Gurkha legacy cases had been concluded by 31 May 2009.

Phil Woolas: Legacy cases are recorded by nationality. It is not possible to disaggregate the number of Nepalese cases that may involve Gurkhas without the examination of individual cases at disproportionate cost.

Internet: Privacy

Peter Luff: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make an assessment of the likely effects on the privacy of individuals of  (a) Google's use of personal information in its online advertising and search functions and  (b) the model for targeted online advertising used by Phorm and other companies.

Patrick McFadden: I have been asked to reply.
	All providers of behavioural advertising have to comply with UK laws.
	The Internet Advertising Bureau (the IAB), the UK trade association, has developed with Members a set of principles on the use of data to provide online behavioural advertising (OBA) to safeguard individual privacy. They are public commitments of good practice made by the signatory Members to users.
	They are based on three core Principles—notice about data collection, user choice as to whether to participate and education about behavioural advertising and its benefits—with the goal of building trust and understanding in OBA and enhancing users' ability to control the use of information for these purposes.
	The Principles address a broader scope than required under existing law, by covering the use of all information used for OBA—both anonymous information and personal data (in the United Kingdom, the latter is primarily addressed by the Data Protection Act 1998, as amended, and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003). They also consider where special care is needed for certain categories of data, such as personally identifiable information or sensitive data.
	Signatories of the Good Practice Principles include Google and Phorm.

Members: Correspondence

Gerald Kaufman: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he plans to reply to the letter of 11 November 2008 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Ms Safia Sher Wali Mamakhel.

Alan Johnson: My right hon. Friend the former Home Secretary (Jacqui Smith), wrote to the right hon. Member on 19 January 2009.

Members: Correspondence

Gerald Kaufman: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he plans to reply to the letter of 12 February 2009 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton, with regard to Mr. A Ur Rehman.

Alan Johnson: My right hon. Friend the former Home Secretary (Jacqui Smith) wrote to the right hon. Member on 6 April 2009.

Members: Correspondence

John Baron: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he plans to reply to the letter of 21 April 2009 from the hon. Member for Billericay on his constituents Mr and Mrs Adedoyin (case reference M9615/9).

Phil Woolas: holding answer 3 June 2009
	The UK Border Agency replied to the hon. Member on 3 June 2009.

Parliamentary Questions: Government Responses

Christopher Huhne: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (
	(1)  when he plans to provide a substitution answer to question 265844, on European arrest warrants and prison escapes, tabled on 18 March 2009 for answer on 24 March;
	(2)  when he plans to provide a substitution answer to question 265788, on European arrest warrants, tabled on 18 March 2009 for answer on 24 March.

Alan Johnson: holding answer 21 April 2009
	I replied to the hon. Member on 9 June 2009,  Official Report, column 814W.

Parliamentary Questions: Government Responses

Christopher Huhne: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department 
	(1)  when he plans to provide a substitution answer to question 265789, on European arrest warrants, tabled on 18 March 2009 for answer on 24 March;
	(2)  when he plans to provide a substitution answer to question 265787, on European arrest warrants and convictions, tabled on 18 March 2009 for answer on 24 March.

Alan Johnson: holding answer 21 April 2009
	I replied to the hon. Member on 9 June 2009,  Official Report, column 815W.

Parliamentary Questions: Government Responses

David Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he plans to answer Question 270715 tabled on 20 April 2009, on the hon. Member for Ashford; and if he will make a statement.

David Hanson: My hon. Friend, the previous Minister for Policing, Crime and Security (Vernon Coaker), replied to the hon. Member on 8 June 2009,  Official Report, column 713W.

Police: Procurement

Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 12 May 2009,  Official Report, column 669W, on police: procurement, what the findings were of the review of police service spending on goods and services; and whether he plans to publish the review.

Alan Johnson: The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) Procurement Portfolio Group, on behalf of the 43 police forces in England and Wales, have now agreed that during 2009-10 the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) will co-ordinate, facilitate and deliver a national approach to managing the top 10 categories of goods and services and top 10 suppliers identified as highest spend. Savings from employing this national approach will be realised within police force budgets over a two-year rolling programme.
	Due to the sensitive commercial nature of data relating to expenditure with suppliers and the fact that negotiations are currently in progress, the financial content of the review cannot be made publicly available at this time. Each police force will make the decision together with their own police authority as to whether their own savings are made publicly available either by police force or by region.

Serious Organised Crime Agency: Manpower

Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many full-time equivalent staff were directly employed by the Serious and Organised Crime Agency on 31 March  (a) 2007,  (b) 2008 and  (c) 2009.

Alan Johnson: The number of full-time equivalent staff (budgeted) employed by the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) which includes seconded officers was as follows:
	
		
			  As at 31 March each year  Full-time equivalent staff 
			 2007 4040.92 
			 2008 3973.45 
			 2009 3997.41

Terrorism

Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 7 May 2009,  Official Report, column 373W, on terrorism, whether counter-terrorism security advisers maintain a record of the names and contact details of those that have received project Argus training.

Alan Johnson: Delegates at each event are invited to complete feedback forms which request them to provide their names and other contact details. This information may be used to undertake necessary follow-up action on protective security and to improve future Argus events. However, in general, police counter-terrorism security advisers maintain records on a long-term basis only of the names of the businesses (not persons) attending project Argus events.

UK Border Agency: Correspondence

David Winnick: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the UK Border Agency plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Walsall North of 29 April 2009 on a constituent, references M1100646 and B14708/9.

Phil Woolas: holding answer 8 June 2009
	The UK Border Agency wrote to the hon. Member on 28 May 2009.

UK Border Agency: Manpower

Damian Green: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many airport liaison officers are employed by the UK Border Agency; and what their average annual salary is.

Phil Woolas: The available data is set out in the following table:
	
		
			  Airport liaison officer function( 1) 
			  Grade( 2)  Head count  Annualised national pay amount (£)( 3) 
			 CIO Chief Immigration Officer 48 30,403 
			 HM Inspector of Immigration 6 35,774 
			 Immigration Officer 27 24,014 
			 Average overall 87 28,620 
			 (1) Information is only available, at this level, on employees presently held on the central UK Border Agency computerised personnel system ADELPHI. (2) Other grades comprising less than five members of staff have been excluded. (3) National pay excluding allowances. Average annualised figure based on actual May 2009 pay. 
		
	
	Airport liaison officer is not a specific UK Border Agency grade but a function. 87 individuals are presently employed by the Risk and Liaison Overseas Network which is the unit responsible for this function, in the above grades.
	Any other UK Border Agency employees still held as on loan to Foreign and Commonwealth Office, or other F&CO managed staff who became part of UK Border Force in the machinery of Government changes cannot be differentiated by function except at disproportionate cost.

Children: Maintenance

Frank Field: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when she expects all child maintenance cases to have been transferred to the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission.

Jonathan R Shaw: holding answer 8 June 2009
	The Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission is responsible for the child maintenance system. I have therefore asked the Child Maintenance Commissioner to write to the hon. Member with the information requested.
	 Letter from Stephen Geraghty:
	In reply to your recent Parliamentary Question, the Secretary of State promised a substantive reply from the Child Maintenance Commissioner.
	You asked the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions by what date he expects all child maintenance cases to have been transferred to the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission.
	The Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission took responsibility for the Child Support Agency from 1 November 2008. The CSA continues to operate and improve performance of the current statuary schemes on behalf of the Commission.
	The Commission plans to introduce the new statutory maintenance scheme set out in the Child Maintenance and other Payments Act 2008, in 2011. At that time existing clients of the CSA will, if they choose to, be supported through an application to this new scheme. The Commission expects the transition process to take around 3 years after which both CSA Schemes will close.
	I hope you find this answer helpful.

Employment Schemes: Greater Manchester

Andrew Gwynne: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many unemployed people aged over 50 years have been assisted back to work by her Department in  (a) Denton and Reddish constituency,  (b) Stockport metropolitan borough and  (c) Tameside metropolitan borough in each year since 1997.

Jim Knight: Information on the number of people aged 50 and over in the specified areas who have been helped into work through all sources is not available. Information on the number of people aged 50 and over who have been helped into work though the New Deal 50 plus programme is in the table.
	
		
			  New Deal 50 Plus 
			  Location  Employment credit starts to March 2003  Number of people gaining a job from April 2003  Total job gains 
			 Denton and Reddish constituency 170 110 280 
			 Stockport metropolitan borough 390 210 600 
			 Tameside metropolitan borough 340 260 600 
			  Notes:  1. New Deal 50 plus was introduced in April 2000.  2. Available statistics on the New Deal 50+ programme prior to March 2003 comprised the number of people receiving the New Deal 50+ employment credit; an employment credit is paid to individuals during their first year back at work on a full-time basis.  3. Latest data is to August 2008.  4. Jobs gained from April 2006 are identified mainly from the Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study. Care should be taken when comparing jobs gained before and after April 2006.  5. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10 and therefore may not sum to total due to rounding.   Source:  Department for Work and Pensions Information Directorate.

Future Jobs Fund

Theresa May: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much of the money assigned to the Future Jobs Fund in Budget 2009 is classified as  (a) Jobcentre Plus and  (b) employment programme spending for the purpose of his Department's three-year business plan.

Jim Knight: holding answer 8 June 2009
	In the Department's three year plan, £1.1 billion is assigned to the Future Jobs Fund. Of this, £20 million is allocated to Jobcentre Plus and £1.08 billion is allocated to the employment programmes.

Incapacity Benefit

Richard Spring: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in  (a) the East of England and  (b) Suffolk claiming incapacity benefits had drug or drink dependency listed as their primary medical condition in each of the last five years.

Jonathan R Shaw: Causes of incapacity are based on the International Classification of Diseases, 10(th) Revision, published by the World Health Organisation. To qualify for incapacity benefit/severe disablement allowance, claimants have to undertake a medical assessment of incapacity for work which is called the Personal Capability Assessment. Therefore, the medical condition recorded on the incapacity benefit/severe disablement allowance claim form does not itself confer entitlement to incapacity benefits. For example, the decision for a customer claiming incapacity benefit on the grounds of alcohol and/or drug related conditions would be based on their ability to carry out the range of activities in the Personal Capability Assessment.
	The available information is in the following table.
	
		
			  The number of incapacity benefit/severe disablement allowance claimants who have alcoholism or drug abuse recorded as their main disabling condition 
			   Suffolk  East of England 
			  As at August each year  All  Alcoholism  Drug abuse  All  Alcoholism  Drug abuse 
			 2004 21,370 180 190 180,870 2,110 2,470 
			 2005 21,380 200 200 180,250 2,170 2,560 
			 2006 21,280 220 200 178,890 2,280 2,590 
			 2007 21,420 240 240 180,620 2,450 2,710 
			 2008 21,440 260 290 181,040 2,610 2,870 
			  Notes: 1. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10. 2. Data for Suffolk refers to the county of Suffolk.  Source: Department for Work and Pensions Information Directorate: Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study

Jobcentre Plus: Civil Proceedings

Steve Webb: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 2 March 2009,  Official Report, column 1302W, on Jobcentre Plus: civil proceedings, how many times legal action has been taken against  (a) Jobcentre Plus and  (b) individual Jobcentre staff in each region since 2002; on what basis such action was taken in respect of each case in which legal proceedings have been concluded; and what estimate she has made of the cost to her Department of such action.

Tony McNulty: The information requested is not collated centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

New Deal Schemes

Mark Harper: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 
	(1)  what assessment she has made of the effect on the New Deal programme of the time taken to announce the preferred bidders for Flexible New Deal contracts; and if she will make a statement;
	(2)  how many preferred bidders for Phase 1 Flexible New Deal contracts had been notified of the fact as at  (a) 27 April,  (b) 4 May,  (c) 11 May and  (d) 18 May 2009; and when she expects to notify the remaining preferred bidders.

Jim Knight: holding answer 1 June 2009
	Jobcentre Plus introduced the refreshed Jobseekers Regime and a range of additional support measures for jobseekers from 6 April 2009. The New Deal contracts take account of these changes, with referrals continuing until the end of June 2009, thereby enabling providers to support customers until the end of September, with the Flexible New Deal contracts due to start in October 2009.
	Between July and September, any customer who has received jobseeker's allowance for six months will have access to additional support and enter the supported Job Search stage of the refreshed regime, with referral to the Flexible New Deal provider six months later if they remain in receipt of jobseeker's allowance.
	Preferred bidders were notified of results of the Flexible New Deal competition on 29 May and we expect to award contracts in good time to begin delivery in October 2009.

Parliamentary Questions: Government Responses

Andrew Selous: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when she plans to answer Question 271324, tabled on 22 April 2009, on 0845 telephone numbers.

Jonathan R Shaw: holding answer 15 May 2009
	The hon. Member's question was answered on 4 June 2009.  Official Report, columns 621-22W.

Parliamentary Questions: Government Responses

Lynne Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answers of  (a) 20 April 2009,  Official Report, column 117W, on incapacity benefit: voluntary work and  (b) 5 May 2009, Offic ial Report, column 124W, on pathways to work, what the reasons were for the time taken to respond in each case; and if she will make a statement.

Jim Knight: We need to ensure that answers given to Parliament are accurate and robust, and we endeavour to answer all questions as quickly as possible. I would like to apologise to my hon. Friend for the delay in answering her questions in these instances.

Social Fund

Brian H Donohoe: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what guidance Social Fund administrators offer to potential recipients of assistance from the fund on other potential sources of assistance.

Jonathan R Shaw: Social Fund administrators do not routinely refer customers to other potential sources of assistance. In October 2008 Jobcentre Plus introduced a policy to signpost those customers who were not eligible to receive support from the Social Fund to money advice. Having been successfully piloted in a number of areas the initiative is being implemented nationally this year.

Written Questions: Government Responses

Andrew Selous: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when she plans to answer Question 274722, tabled on 12 May 2009, on child maintenance arrears.

Jonathan R Shaw: holding answer 4 June 2009
	I replied to the hon. Member's question on 3 June 2009,  Official Report, columns 535-36W.

Intelligence Services: Publications

Andrew MacKinlay: To ask the Prime Minister pursuant to the answer of 11 May 2009,  Official Report, column 495W, on intelligence services: publication, what facilities the security and intelligence agencies are authorised to afford to persons undertaking research for publications which are not official publications; at what level, and in what circumstances, members of the security and intelligence services are authorised to grant  (a) interviews and  (b) other assistance to such persons; and if he will make a statement.

Gordon Brown: Arrangements governing the release of information into the public domain by the security and intelligence services are in accordance with the requirements of the Security Service Act 1989 and the Intelligence Services Act 1994. Copies are available in the Libraries of the House.

Prime Minister: Official Engagements

Robert Smith: To ask the Prime Minister what his engagements were between 3pm and 8pm on Wednesday 10 June.

Gordon Brown: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave the hon. Member for South-West Bedfordshire (Andrew Selous) at Prime Minister's questions on 10 June 2009,  Official Report, column 784W.

World War II: Anniversaries

Andrew MacKinlay: To ask the Prime Minister 
	(1)  what representations he has made to the French authorities on the representatives of the UK Government to be invited to the 65th anniversary commemorations of D-Day and the Normandy Campaign; and if he will make a statement;
	(2)  what representations the Government received on the level of official representation of the UK at the 65th anniversary commemoration of D-Day and the Normandy Campaign organised by the French government; when such representations were received; and if he will make a statement;
	(3)  on what date the Government was first invited to send representatives to the 65th anniversary commemorations of D-Day and the Normandy Campaign organised by the French authorities; and what response was made;
	(4)  on what date the Government was first informed by the French authorities of the proposed programme of events to commemorate the 65th anniversary of D-Day and the Normandy Campaign.

Gordon Brown: I attended the 65th anniversary of the D-day celebrations on 6 June, including a memorial service at Bayeux cathedral, and a ceremony with President Sarkozy, President Obama and Prime Minister Harper at the Colleville cemetery overlooking Omaha Beach. Prince Charles attended on behalf of the royal family. The palace have made clear that they were content with these arrangements.

Data Protection

James Brokenshire: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many notifications his Department made to the Information Commissioner in the year ended 30 April 2009 in respect of the loss or mishandling of personal information or data; what was notified in each such case; and how many individuals were the subjects of personal information or data in respect of which such notifications were made.

Kitty Ussher: The Treasury reported no cases of loss or mishandling of personal information or data to the Information Commissioner during the year ended 30 April 2009.

Members: Correspondence

Michael Spicer: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer 
	(1)  when he plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire of 12 May 2009 on National Savings, PO reference: 1/72186/2009;
	(2)  when he plans to reply to the email from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire of 7 May 2009 on interest rate reductions, PO reference: 1/71848/2009.

Ian Pearson: I have replied to the hon. Member.

Public Expenditure

Philip Hammond: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 11 May 2009,  Official Report, column 539W, on public expenditure, if he will publish the forthcoming factual paper on the Barnett Formula before the summer adjournment.

Liam Byrne: holding answer 12 June 2009
	 No decision has yet been made regarding the publication date of the factual paper on the Barnett Formula.

Tax Avoidance

Terry Rooney: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many investigations concerning IR35 were launched in each of the last five years; and how many of them resulted in  (a) prosecution,  (b) an increase in tax due and  (c) no further action.

Kitty Ussher: The intermediaries legislation, commonly known as "IR35", was introduced with effect from 6 April 2000 to counter the avoidance of employed levels of tax and national insurance by individuals providing their services through intermediaries.
	Disclosure of HM Revenue and Customs' compliance data relating to the legislation would result in a risk of non- compliance with the legislation. Accordingly I am not able to provide the data requested.

Taxation

Mark Field: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his most recent assessment is of the application of the Rees Rules on the introduction of retrospective legislation in light of HM Revenue and Customs' announcement of 1 April 2009 on employment loss planning; and if he will make a statement.

Stephen Timms: The Rees Rules continue to provide a useful guide when Ministers consider retrospective legislation and were considered in connection with the announcement I made on 1 April 2009.

Taxation: Housing

Grant Shapps: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer 
	(1)  whether each of the banks in which the Government has a shareholding makes it their policy to offer mortgages to buyers seeking to participate in shared  (a) equity and  (b) ownership schemes;
	(2)  which of the banks in which the Government owns a shareholding offer mortgages for purchases of properties under shared ownership schemes.

Ian Pearson: Decisions concerning whether to engage in lending to support shared equity of shared ownership remain commercial decisions for firms. Where there is public sector investment in banks these stakes are managed on an arm's length and independent basis by UK Financial Investments Ltd.
	The Government remain committed to the delivery of affordable housing, including through both shared equity and shared ownership schemes. The Homebuy Direct scheme, introduced in 2008, offers households equity loans of up to 30 per cent. of market value, and co-funded by Government and developers, to buy a new build property.
	At present Homebuy Direct is supported by a number of banks in which the Government have made investments: including Halifax (as part of Lloyds Banking Group), and RBS. Northern Rock is discussing participation with the HCA.

Antisocial Behaviour: Fixed Penalties

Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer of 21 April 2009,  Official Report, column 616W, on antisocial behaviour: fixed penalties, how many penalty notices for disorder were issued  (a) in a police station and  (b) on the street in (i) 2002, (ii) 2003, (iii) 2004, (iv) 2005 and (v) 2006.

Jack Straw: Information available to the Ministry of Justice on the number of persons aged 16 and over issued with a penalty notice for disorder (PND) in  (a) a police station and  (b) on the street, in England and Wales, 2004 to 2006 is shown in the following table.
	PNDs were introduced under the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 to provide the police with a simple financial punishment to deal with minor antisocial and nuisance offending either at a police station or on the street. Operational guidance to forces issued by the Secretary of State for Justice sets out the criteria which should be considered by officers in deciding where to issue a PND.
	The PND was made available to all forces from April 2004.
	
		
			  N umber of persons aged 16 and over issued with a penalty notice for disorder in a police station and on the street in England and Wales, 2004 to 2006( 1) 
			   Police station  Street 
			 2004(2) 55,219 6,901 
			 2005 110,432 34,845 
			 2006 125,122 75,634 
			 (1) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used. (2) The penalty notice for disorder scheme commenced in 2004.  Source: OCJR E and A (Office for Criminal Justice Reform, Evidence and Analysis Unit), Ministry of Justice

Crimes of Violence: Young Offenders

Jon Trickett: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recent assessment he has made of the effect of subsection 3 of section 91 of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 on custodial sentencing for serious violent crimes committed by those aged under 21 years; and if he will make a statement.

Claire Ward: Custody for young people under 18 is the last resort. Where a person under 18 has committed a very serious offence (generally one for which a person aged 21 years or over could be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 14 years or more), section 91 of the Powers of Criminal Court (Sentencing) Act 2000 enables the court to impose a term of detention not exceeding the maximum term of imprisonment that a person aged 21 or over could receive for the same offence. Before the court may decide to impose a sentence of detention under section 91, subsection 3 requires it to consider all other possible disposals, including a shorter period of custody under a detention and training order.
	Data provided by the Youth Justice Board indicates that at the end of March 2009 there were 2,036 young people under 18 serving custodial sentences, including 349 serving a sentence imposed under section 91. Of those, 150 had received a section 91 sentence principally for an offence of violence against the person.

Crimes of Violence: Young Offenders

Jon Trickett: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people aged under 18 years were convicted of  (a) grievous bodily harm and  (b) violent disorder in each year since 2000; and what the average length custodial sentence was in each case.

Claire Ward: The number of persons aged 10 to 17 years who were found guilty at all courts for grievous bodily harm and violent disorder in England and Wales from 2000 to 2007 (latest available) is shown in table 1; with information on the average custodial sentence being in table 2.
	These data are on the principal offence basis. The figures given in the table on court proceedings relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offence for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences, the offence selected is the one for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe.
	Court proceedings data for 2008 will be available in the autumn of 2009.
	
		
			  Table 1:  N umber of persons aged 10 to 17 years who were found guilty at all courts for offences relating to grievous bodily harm( 1)  and violent disorder( 2) , in England and Wales , 2000- 07( 3,4) 
			   Found guilty 
			   Grievous bodily harm  Violent disorder 
			 2000(5) 901 173 
			 2001 844 155 
			 2002 904 182 
			 2003 818 194 
			 2004 884 211 
			 2005 831 181 
			 2006 820 143 
			 2007 902 172 
			 (1) Grievous bodily harm includes the following statutes and offence descriptions: Offences against the Person Act 1861 Sec 18. Wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm. Offences against the Person Act 1861 Sec 29. Causing explosion or casting corrosive fluids with intent to do grievous bodily harm. Offences against the Person Act 1861 Sec 20. Malicious wounding: wounding or inflicting grievous bodily harm. Offences against the Person Act 1861 Sec 20 as amended by Crime & Disorder Act 1998 Sec. 29(l)(a),(2). Racially aggravated malicious wounding or inflicting grievous bodily harm. Offences Against the Person Act 1861 S20 as amended by the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 S29(l)(a) and (2). Religiously aggravated malicious wounding of GBH Offences Against the Person Act 1861 S20 as amended by the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 S29(l)(a) 8i (2). Racially or religiously aggravated malicious wounding or GBH (2) Violent disorder includes the following statute and offence description: Public Order Act 1986 Sec 2. Violent Disorder. (3) The figures given in the table on court proceedings relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences it Is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is Imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe. (4) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used. (5) Staffordshire Police Force were only able to supply a sample of data for magistrates' courts proceedings covering one full week in each quarter for 2000. Estimates based on this sample are Included in the figures, as they are considered sufficiently robust at this high level of analysis.  Source: OCJR - E and A: Office for Criminal Justice Reform - Evidence and Analysis Unit, Ministry of Justice 
		
	
	
		
			  Table 2: Average custodial sentence length (months)( 1)  for grievous bodily harm and violent disorder, offenders aged 10 to 17, 2000-07 
			   GBH  Violent disorder 
			 2000 18.0 7.6 
			 2001 17.6 9.1 
			 2002 18.7 9.5 
			 2003 20.5 10.1 
			 2004 21.1 8.8 
			 2005 19.9 8.8 
			 2006 19.7 10.5 
			 2007 20.4 11.1 
			 (1) ACSL excludes life/indeterminate sentences  Source:  OMS Analytical Services, Ministry of Justice. 
		
	
	These figures have been drawn from administrative data systems.
	Although care is taken when processing and analysing the returns, the detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system.

Departmental Billing

Philip Hammond: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much  (a) his Department and its predecessor and  (b) its agencies paid in interest to suppliers under the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 in the last three years for which figures are available.

Maria Eagle: Information for 2008-09 is currently being compiled and audited and will be published in the Ministry's 2008-09 resource accounts which are expected to be laid before Parliament in July 2009.
	The Ministry of Justice and its agencies paid the following interest to suppliers under the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 in the last three years for which published data is currently available:
	
		
			  Financial period  £ 
			  2007-08  
			 The Ministry of Justice HQ 28,000 
			 HM Prison Service 198,145 
			 HM Courts Service 44,211 
			 Tribunals Service 0 
			 Office of the Public Guardian 0 
			   
			  2006-07  
			 Department for Constitutional Affairs 29,030 
			 HM Courts Service 43,376 
			 Tribunals Service 2,278 
			 Public Guardianship Office 0 
			   
			  2005-06  
			 Department for Constitutional Affairs (including Tribunals) 16,773 
			 HM Courts Service 24,683 
			 Public Guardianship Office 0 
		
	
	The National Probation Service, which was part of the Ministry of Justice from 2007-08, is not included as information is held locally by 42 local probation boards or trusts and can be collated only at disproportionate cost.
	The Ministry of Justice is fully committed to achieving compliance with the Prime Minister's target of paying suppliers within 10 days and is a signatory to the Prompt Payment Code. During May 2009, the Ministry of Justice and its agencies paid 92 per cent. of invoices received within the 10-day target. This level of performance should ensure that interest to suppliers under the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 is greatly reduced for the current financial year.

Departmental Drinking Water

Andrew Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much his Department has spent on water coolers in each of the last two years.

Jack Straw: The expenditure on water coolers by the Ministry is stated in the following table:
	
		
			   £ 
			  2008-09  
			 Ministry of Justice HQ 1,382 
			 Office of the Public Guardian 6,000 
			 Total 7,382 
			  2007-08 1,364 
			 Ministry of Justice HQ 6,000 
			 Office of the Public Guardian 7,364 
		
	
	HM Courts Service data is not held centrally and can be collated only on a regional basis at disproportionate cost.
	Data on water cooler expenditure by the National Offender Management Service is held locally by prisons and probation boards/trusts and can be collated only at disproportionate cost.
	The accounting records of the Tribunals Service do not allow for the separate identification of expenditure on water coolers except at disproportionate cost.

Prisons: Mobile Phones

Philip Hollobone: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many mobile telephones were found as a result of searches in prisons in England and Wales in 2008.

Maria Eagle: Prisons in England and Wales are asked to send mobile phones and SIM cards they find to a central unit for analysis. In 2008, 8,062 mobile phones and SIM cards were analysed. This figure includes items discovered within prison perimeters and on entry to establishments.
	We believe that this figure may understate the actual number of finds because it does not include items retained by the police for evidential purposes, and because in some instances prisons have not sent items for analysis. NOMS is putting in place new procedures to ensure that we have a more comprehensive picture in future. While the numbers of phones found indicates the scale of the challenge in tackling illicit mobile phones, it is also a reflection of prisons' increasing success in finding them and better reporting.
	NOMS is implementing a strategy to minimise the number of phones entering prisons, and to find or disrupt those that do enter. As part of the strategy, prisons are being provided with technologies to strengthen local security and searching strategies, in line with the recommendations in the Blakey report, "Disrupting the Supply of Illicit Drugs into Prisons", published in July 2008. This includes the roll out of "BOSS" chairs to all prisons, and the deployment of other detection and disruption technologies, including mobile phone signal blockers.
	We have also strengthened the law, through the Offender Management Act 2007 (implemented in April 2008), which makes it a criminal offence with a punishment of up to two years' imprisonment to bring an unauthorised mobile phone or component part into a prison.

Probation Officers: Redundancy

Lindsay Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what estimate he has made of the number of Probation Service  (a) officers and  (b) other staff in Lancashire who will be made redundant in (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11 and (iii) 2011-12.

Maria Eagle: Lancashire Probation was awarded trust status with effect from 1 April 2009 and have no plans to make any employees redundant in the current financial year. In terms of future staffing levels the trust will make decisions about both the size and mix of the workforce once budgets are allocated for the financial years 2010-11 and 2011-12.

Burma: Politics and Government

Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with the Government of Burma on the pro-democracy movement in that country.

Ivan Lewis: Through the EU and United Nations, and directly with the regime, the UK has regularly called for the elections proposed to be held in Burma to be free and fair. We have made clear our views that unless all political prisoners are released, and democratic opposition and ethnic groups can participate freely in the 2010 elections, they will have no validity or international credibility.
	Most recently, my hon. Friend the member for Harlow (Bill Rammell), the then Minister of State, spoke directly with the Burmese Deputy Foreign Minister at the EU-Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Phnom Penh on 27-28 May 2009. He called for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and other political prisoners, and for the start of a genuinely inclusive political process.

Departmental Public Expenditure

Daniel Kawczynski: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Richmond (Yorks) of 15 May 2009,  Official Report, column 1061W, on departmental public expenditure, for what reason the administration allocation for the Basra post was reduced from £6,800,947 in 2007-08 to £1,426,582 in 2008-09; what categories of cost are now incurred at this post; and how much staff security at the post cost in the latest period for which figures are available.

Ivan Lewis: Since 1 April 2008 funds for major contracts in Iraq have been managed from London as this is more cost-effective. The funds managed at Post are for local running costs.
	The total allocations for London and Posts in Iraq Directorate for financial year (FY) 2007-08 were £39.2 million. In FY 2008-09 total allocations reduced to £36.1 million. The decrease in allocation was because of the renegotiation of major contracts, which led to lower costs while maintaining appropriate levels of security for our staff.
	Costs incurred at Basra include those for security, transport, medical, catering and other life support costs.
	The value of the contracts for security at Basra in 2008-09 was £4.2 million.

Election Observers

Bruce George: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the answer of 1 April 2009,  Official Report, column 1196W, on elections: monitoring, if he will make it his policy that the Government provide no less than 10 per cent. of observers to all election observation missions undertaken by the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe.

Chris Bryant: Our policy on OSCE election observation missions will continue to be to provide up to 10 per cent. of observers to all election observation missions, on an ad hoc basis.

Iran: Baha'i Faith

Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the answer of 5 May 2009,  Official Report, column 45W, on Iran: Baha'i faith, what representations he has made to the Iranian government on the detention of seven Baha'i leaders in Iran since his public statement on 16 February 2009.

Ivan Lewis: We continue to express our concerns to the Iranian Government regarding the treatment and continued detention of the seven Baha'i leaders.
	14 May 2009 marked the one-year anniversary of their arrest and on this date my predecessor as Minister of State, Bill Rammell, issued a press statement in which he urged the Iranian Government to ensure that their lives and rights are protected in accordance with international law.
	The EU, with strong UK support, issued a declaration on 25 May 2009 on behalf of all member states, reaffirming our concern for the Baha'i leaders and expressing wider concerns about the increasing violation of religious freedom in Iran.

Iran: Nuclear power

Claire Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in the EU3+3 on Iran's nuclear programme; what reports he has received on the number of centrifuges in Iran; and if he will make a statement.

Ivan Lewis: My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary's most recent conversation with US Secretary of State Clinton took place on 3 June 2009 and they discussed Iran, as well as a range of other matters. The Foreign Secretary keeps in regular contact with counterparts from the rest of the E3+3, and the development of the Iranian nuclear programme remains an issue of serious and shared concern. Senior officials from the E3+3 last met on 8 April 2009 and also keep in regular contact.
	The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General's Iran report of 19 February 2009 states that Iran had 5,537 centrifuges installed, of which almost 4,000 were enriching uranium hexafluoride (UF6). We anticipate that the Director- General's next report, which will be discussed at the IAEA Board of Governors meeting on 15 June 2009, will show that Iran has continued to develop its enrichment programme, despite five UN Security Council Resolutions requiring it to stop.

North Korea

William Hague: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many North Korean officials are subject to a travel ban and assets freeze under the provisions of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1718 (2006).

David Miliband: Three North Korean organisations with links to their country's ballistic missile programme are subject to asset freezes under the provisions of UN Security Council Resolution 1718, following North Korea's satellite launch on 5 April 2009. No individual officials are currently subject to travel bans or asset freezes. The new UN Security Council Resolution 1874, passed on 12 June 2009 tasks the UN Sanctions Committee to designate further organisations and individuals for travel bans and asset freezes.

Zimbabwe: Embassies

Caroline Spelman: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs with reference to the answer to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar of 15 September 2008,  Official Report, columns 2201-02W, on Zimbabwe: embassies, how much the embassy of Zimbabwe owed in business rates on the latest date for which figures are available; and what steps are being taken to ensure that payment of outstanding business rates is made.

Chris Bryant: The Valuation Agency (VOA) of HM Revenue and Customs is responsible for billing and collection of national non-domestic rates (NNDR). VOA send quarterly statements to all missions, and we continue to work with the VOA to press all diplomatic missions to pay their NNDR bills.
	The embassy of Zimbabwe has not made any NNDR payments in the last five years.
	At the end of the financial year 2008-09, the embassy of Zimbabwe owed a total of £79,883 in national non-domestic rates (NNDR). The embassy's NNDR bill for 2009-10 is £13,531.50. We wrote to the embassy of Zimbabwe in March to highlight their outstanding debts and to remind them of their obligation to pay NNDR. We will continue to press them to settle their debts.

Climate Change

Anne McIntosh: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate he has made of his Department's potential gross  (a) costs and  (b) savings arising from its climate change adaptation measures in the next three years.

Dan Norris: It is not currently possible to provide estimates of the potential costs and savings over the next three years. It has, however, been shown in the Stern review on the economics of climate change that timely and well-targeted climate adaptation measures will yield benefits in excess of their costs. Some of these benefits will accrue to Departments as cost-savings over the next three years, with further more significant gains to be made in future years. The main rationale for investment to address climate risk will be to reduce the UK's vulnerability to longer-term climate change impacts.
	The Government are undertaking a climate change risk assessment and economic analysis, which will provide estimates of the costs and benefits of adaptation to the UK. This analysis will be presented to Parliament in 2011.
	As you are aware, the Government will also be publishing supplementary appraisal guidance this summer. This will help to ensure that adaptation measures are designed and implemented in a cost-effective manner.

Departmental Contracts for Services

Bob Spink: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs which services his Department has outsourced in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

Dan Norris: From information held centrally, the core-Department has outsourced in:
	2004: IT service provision;
	2005: Photo Library and, Landscape editorial and print;
	2006: Recruitment and Statutory Notice Advertising and, Shared Central Stakeholder Database;
	2007: Print Services; and
	2009: Sustainable Built Environment and Workplace Solutions.
	Outsourcing is one means of maximising value for money as a major business objective of all Government Departments. Best practice procurement in outsourcing is a central element in achieving this objective.

Departmental Data Protection

James Brokenshire: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many notifications his Department made to the Information Commissioner in the year ended 30 April 2009 in respect of the loss or mishandling of personal information or data; what was notified in each such case; and how many individuals were the subjects of personal information or data in respect of which such notifications were made.

Dan Norris: Under the mandatory requirements of the Data Handling Report published on 25 June 2008, DEFRA is required to give a summary report on data breaches reported to the Information Commissioner in our annual resource accounts.
	DEFRA has reported on personal data breaches in 2007-08 in our 2008 Departmental Report and this can be found at:
	http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/deprep/2008/index.htm
	We will be publishing information on personal data security breaches reported to the Information Commissioner for the 2008-09 reporting year before Parliament rises in July. The information is currently being compiled and is to be audited and verified before it is laid before Parliament.

Departmental Information Officers

James Paice: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much was spent on salaries for communications and press officers by  (a) his Department and  (b) each of its non-departmental public bodies in each of the last five years.

Dan Norris: Details of how much the Department (including Executive Agencies) spent on salaries for communications and press officers, for where information is available, is illustrated in the table at  (a).
	The position in relation to the Department's non-departmental public bodies is outlined at  (b).
	 (a) Details of the spend on salaries for press/communications officers in DEFRA (including Executive Agencies) over the last five years :
	
		
			  £000 
			  Department/Agency  2004-05  2005-06  2006-07  2007-08  2008-09 
			 Core-DEFRA(1) 1,230 1,616 1,436 1,256 892 
			 Animal Health (AH)(2) — — — — — 
			 Marine and Fisheries Agency (MFA)(3) — — — 36 42 
			 Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD)(4) — — — — — 
			 Rural Payments Agency (RPA)(5) — — 506 1,039 818 
			 Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA) 21 24 25 26 56 
			 Centre for Fisheries, Aquaculture and Science (CEFAS) 27 28 31 32 34 
			 The Food and Environment Research Agency (FERA)(6) — — — — — 
			 (1) The figures for Core-DEFRA, exclude costs relating to agency staff, contractors and consultants. (2) Details are not held centrally and Animal Health have indicated could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. (3) The Marine and Fisheries Agency was created on 1 October 2005. No information is available for 2004-05 at all, as there was no communications/press officer provision in the Agency or for 2005-06 and 2006-07. A dedicated senior information officer joined MFA on 12 May 2007. (4) The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) do not have any dedicated communications or press staff. Any comms work is carried out on behalf of VMD, by Core-DEFRA's press office, on an ad-hoc basis. (5) The Communications Directorate in the Rural Payments Agency was only set up in November 2006, a fact that is reflected in the figures. Figures for earlier years are not held in a form that is readily accessible and consequently, could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. The figures quoted include both the costs of employing both permanent staff and contractor/consultancy staff over the respective periods. (6) The new Food and Environment Research Agency, which was created on 1 April 2009, does not specifically employ press or communications officers. Instead they route all of the press queries that they receive through the Core-DEFRA press office. 
		
	
	 (b) Details of the spend on salaries for press/communications officers in DEFRA's NDPBs :
	This information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Departmental Pay

James Paice: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many bonuses were paid to staff in  (a) his Department and  (b) each of its non-departmental public bodies in each of the last five years; and how much was paid in each case.

Dan Norris: The following table shows the figures requested for DEFRA and its Executive Agencies. Due to system changes, data prior to 2005-06 for Core DEFRA is available only at disproportionate cost. Data for non departmental public bodies is not held centrally and also can only be made available at disproportionate cost.
	
		
			DEFRA  VLA  CEFAS  RPA 
			 2004-05 Total value (£) — 30,777 321,000 323,567 
			  Number of bonuses — 133 490 525 
			   
			 2005-06 Total value (£) 3,361,065 35,034 482,000 249,025 
			  Number of bonuses 4,368 148 479 541 
			   
			 2006-07 Total value (£) 3,171,792 39,120 566,766 243,072 
			  Number of bonuses 2,569 162 543 480 
			   
			 2007-08 Total value (£) 3,235,664 45,327 610,125 425,417 
			  Number of bonuses 2,100 180 567 812 
			   
			 2008-09 Total value (£) 3,036,270 47,409 773,747 542,289 
			  Number of bonuses 2,014 195 410 1,125 
		
	
	For DEFRA, the data covers staff in the core Department and those Executive Agencies covered by DEFRA terms and conditions at that time, as well as staff who transferred to DECC on 3 October 2008.
	Non-consolidated performance related variable pay is used to reward excellent performance during the year and is based on a judgment of how well an individual has performed relative to their peers. Performance related pay schemes encourage high attainment because bonuses have to be earned each year. They help drive high performance in Departments and agencies and support better public service delivery.
	 For the SCS :
	Non-consolidated performance related variable pay rewards in-year performances in relation to agreed objectives, or short term personal contribution to wider organisational objectives. Such payments are paid in addition to base pay increases and do not count towards pension.
	Performance related variable pay is allocated by Departments from a 'pot' expressed as a percentage of the SCS salary bill, which is agreed centrally each year following the Senior Salaries Review Body recommendations. The intention is that such payment decisions should be differentiated in order to recognise the most significant deliverers of in-year performance.
	 For staff at Grade 6 and below :
	The performance related variable pay scheme introduced in April 2005 provides staff in DEFRA and those Agencies covered by the core- Department's reward arrangements, with recognition and reward for delivery of an outstanding outcome or performance that significantly exceeds normal expectations. The process should provide staff at all grades with an opportunity to earn such an award, and ensure that achievements in operational, policy and corporate services areas are recognised as being of equal esteem. Such payments are paid in addition to base pay increases and do not count towards pension.
	There are two types of award:
	In-year payments, paid to individuals or teams in recognition of one-off achievements during the year; and
	Annual payments that, in 2007 and 2008, were paid to the top 10 per cent. of performers for delivery of an outstanding outcome or performance sustained throughout the whole year.

Departmental Pay

Greg Knight: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much  (a) his Department and  (b) its agencies paid in end-of-year performance bonuses to (i) all staff and (ii) senior Civil Service staff in 2008-09; and how many such payments were made.

Philip Hammond: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much  (a) his Department and  (b) its agencies paid in end-of-year performance bonuses to (i) all staff and (ii) senior Civil Service staff in 2008-09; and how many such payments were made.

Dan Norris: The following table summarises the requested figures for DEFRA and its Executive agencies.
	
		
			   DEFRA  RPA  VLA  CEFAS 
			 Amount spent on end-year non-consolidated performance payments (£) 2,433,775 475,721 84,069 773,747 
			 Amount spent on non-consolidated performance payments for the SCS only (£) 1,300,592 34,371 36,660 32,500 
			 Number of staff (grade 6 and below) who received an end-of-year non-consolidated performance payment 490 565 195 4 
			 Number of SCS staff who received a non-consolidated performance payment 134 2 3 494 
		
	
	The data for DEFRA covers staff in the core Department and those organisations under DEFRA terms and conditions, including Animal Health, the Marine Fisheries Agency, the Veterinary Medicines Directorate and those staff who transferred to DECC on 3 October 2008.
	The total pay bill for DEFRA was £194.147 million, of which 1.25 per cent. was used for end-on-year non-consolidated performance payments to staff (including the SCS). The median payments were £8,500 for SCS and £2,056 for non-SCS staff.
	The total pay bill for the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) was £98.8 million, of which 0.48 per cent. was used for end-on-year non-consolidated performance payments to staff (including the SCS).
	The total pay bill for the Veterinary Laboratories Agencies (VLA) was £40.363 million, of which 0.21 per cent. was used for end-on-year non-consolidated performance payments to staff (including the SCS). The median payments were £12,000 for SCS and £207.99 for non-SCS staff.
	The total pay bill for the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS) was £15.547 million, of which 4.8 per cent. was used for end-on-year non-consolidated performance payments to staff (including the SCS). The mean payments were £8,125 for SCS and £1,500 for non-SCS staff.
	Non-consolidated performance related variable pay is used to reward excellent performance during the year and are based on a judgment of how well an individual has performed relative to their peers. Performance related pay schemes encourage high attainment because bonuses have to be earned each year. They help drive high performance in Departments and agencies and support better public service delivery.
	 For the SCS
	Non-consolidated performance related variable pay rewards in-year performance in relation to agreed objectives, or short term personal contribution to wider organisational objectives. Such payments are paid in addition to base pay increases and do not count towards pension.
	Performance related variable pay is allocated by Departments from a 'pot' expressed as a percentage of the SCS salary bill, which is agreed centrally each year following the Senior Salaries Review Body recommendations. The intention is that such payment decisions should be differentiated in order to recognise the most significant deliverers of in-year performance.

Departmental Responsibilities

Anne McIntosh: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what progress his Department has made in establishing a natural hazards team; and if he will make a statement.

Dan Norris: I refer the hon. Member to the reply given by my hon. Friend the Minister for Marine and Natural Environment (Huw Irranca-Davies) on 2 June 2009,  Official Report, column 335W.

Departmental Stationery

Bob Spink: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much his Department spent on the purchase of  (a) recycled office supplies in the last 12 months and  (b) printer ink cartridges in each of the last five years.

Dan Norris: The information is as follows:
	 (a) The only data available for expenditure on recycled office supplies is for paper products inclusive of office paper, envelopes and card. Core-DEFRA spent the following amounts on 100 per cent. recycled paper.
	
		
			   £ 
			 2006-07 114,000 
			 2007-08 99,500 
			 2008-09 92,200 
		
	
	In comparison, expenditure on virgin paper products for these financial years was £9,000, £7,500 and £3,800 respectively.
	Data from 2005-06 and 2004-05 could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
	 (b) DEFRA outsourced IT service provision to IBM in 2004. Due to the way in which this contract is structured, the figures provided as follows (based on paid invoices) include toner cartridge expenditure for the core-Department as well as the following Executive agencies and NDPBs which receive services from IBM under the e-nabling contract (core-DEFRA, Marine Fisheries Agency, Natural England, Animal Health Agency, Government Decontamination Service, Gangmasters Licensing Authority, Commission for Rural Communities, Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution).
	
		
			  Toner spend 
			   £ 
			 2005-06 724,023.82 
			 2006-07 653,354.08 
			 2007-08 826,387.29 
			 2008-09 594,313.55 
		
	
	Data for 2004-05 could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Departmental Work Experience

Bob Spink: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many work placements his Department offered to  (a) school pupils,  (b) university students and  (c) graduates in each of the last five years.

Dan Norris: DEFRA has offered 45 university students and 105 graduates work placements over the last five years. We do not keep data on any work placements offered to students between 14-18 years old.
	The following table provides the breakdown of the numbers over this period.
	
		
			   Type of candidate 
			   University students  Graduates 
			 2005 13 23 
			 2006 12 17 
			 2007 10 28 
			 2008 5 22 
			 2009 5 15 
			 Total 45 105

Domestic Waste: Recycling

Chris McCafferty: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 30 March 2009,  Official Report, column 841W, on domestic waste: recycling, for what reason  (a) recycling credits relate only to waste collected in the local authority area and  (b) landfill credits may relate to waste collected in other local authority areas.

Dan Norris: holding answer 23 April 2009
	The purpose of the recycling credits scheme is to pass on to recyclers the savings their recycling made in disposal and collection costs that would have been incurred by the authority. This means the party doing the recycling is paid by the authority where the waste originated.
	The Landfill Tax Credit Scheme is now called the Landfill Communities Fund. It is a voluntary scheme whereby landfill site operators can only claim tax (landfill tax) credits for 90 per cent. of contributions (up to 6 per cent. of their annual landfill tax liability) they make to environmental organisations in support of environmental and community projects. One of the aims of the scheme is to redress some of the disadvantages for those living within close vicinity of a landfill site. The scheme is regulated by Entrust and overseen by HM Revenue and Customs.

Fisheries: Environment Protection

Richard Benyon: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the locations are of the six environmentally responsible fishing schemes; and when he expects to publish the results of the pilot scheme.

Huw Irranca-Davies: The Environmentally Responsible Fishing pilot scheme is running in three locations: Hartlepool, Lowestoft and the Thames Estuary, with a total of 31 participating vessels. They are operating under an EC derogation from quota rules for fishing vessels engaging in scientific research (Article 2.2 of Council Regulation No 40/2008).
	The pilot scheme is due to finish collecting data in August 2009. It has generated a considerable amount of important data which is being processed and analysed by our project partners Cefas (Centre for the Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science) and Seafish. Following completion of this process we anticipate a review will be published towards the end of the year.

Recycling: Drinks

Anne McIntosh: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment he has made of the merits of introducing a national deposit and return scheme for drinks containers.

Dan Norris: I refer the hon. Member to the answer my right hon. Friend the Member for Liverpool, Wavertree (Jane Kennedy) gave to the hon. Member for Stroud (Mr. Drew) on 13 May 2009,  Official Report, column 759W.

Renewable Energy: Waste

David Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment he has made of the merits of amending section 1.1 of the Environmental Permitting Regulations 2007 to  (a) take into account the Court of Appeal ruling in the OSS Group v Environment Agency case and  (b) to ensure that used cooking oil that has obtained an End of Waste classification from the Environment Agency is treated as a virgin oil; and if he will make a statement.

Dan Norris: The question of whether any particular waste has been fully recovered and has ceased to be waste must be determined on the facts of the case and taking into account relevant case law on the definition of waste. The Environment Agency is responsible for the implementation of waste management controls in England and Wales. However, schedule 1, part 2, section 1.1 of the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 applies to fuel manufactured from waste regardless of whether the waste from which it has been manufactured has been fully recovered and has ceased to be waste.
	This section was contained in predecessor regulations dating back to the last decade. No assessment of its impact specifically on used cooking oil has been carried out. DEFRA has no plans to change this section of the regulations.

World Oceans Day

Dai Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what events his Department  (a) supported and  (b) participated in relating to World Oceans Day on 8 June 2009.

Huw Irranca-Davies: On World Oceans Day, the Marine and Coastal Access Bill had its Third Reading in the House of Lords. This Bill is a ground-breaking piece of legislation that aims to deliver a change in the way the UK manages its marine resources, and sets an excellent example to other nations. The Department also supports numerous events relating to our seas throughout the year.

Private Members Bills

David Amess: To ask the Leader of the House which Private Members' Bills have been referred to a Second Reading Committee in each Session since 1988-89.

Barbara Keeley: The Raoul Wallenberg (Memorial) Bill in the 1989-90 Session is the only example of a Private Members' Bill which has been referred to a second Reading Committee since the 1988-89 Session.

Abortion

David Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 23 April 2009,  Official Report, columns 830-32W, on abortion, what the characteristics were of the statistically most likely candidate in  (a) England and  (b) each health authority for an abortion in 2008 in terms of (i) the marital status of the woman, (ii) the age of the woman, (iii) the gestation of the pregnancy, (iv) the number of previous children borne by the woman, (v) the number of previous abortions undergone by the woman and (vi) the legal grounds under which the abortion was performed.

Gillian Merron: The information is shown in the following table.
	
		
			  Most common( 1)  conditions for women having abortions in 2008, by strategic health authority of residence 
			   Marital status  Age  Gestation (weeks)  Number of previous children  Number of previous abortions  Ground 
			 England Single with partner 20 7 0 0 C 
			
			 East Midlands Single with partner 20 8 0 0 C 
			 East of England Single with partner 18 8 0 0 C 
			 London Single with partner 24 7 0 0 C 
			 North East Single with partner 19 7 0 0 C 
			 North West Single no partner 20 6 0 0 C 
			 South Central Single with partner 20 7 0 0 C 
			 South East Coast Single with partner 19 7 0 0 C 
			 South West Single with partner 20 8 0 0 C 
			 West Midlands Single no partner 21 7 0 0 C 
			 Yorkshire and Humber Single with partner 20 8 0 0 C 
			 (1) Statistical mode (highest frequency).   Note:  Ground C: that the pregnancy has not exceeded its 24th week and that the continuance of the pregnancy would involve risk, greater than if the pregnancy were terminated, of injury to the physical or mental health of the pregnant woman.

Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse

Andrew Lansley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people in each strategic health authority area were admitted to hospital with  (a) primary and  (b) secondary diagnosis of alcohol-related disease in each year from 1997-98 to 2007-08.

Gillian Merron: The number in the following tables relate to admissions, rather than people.
	There are two columns for each year—admissions with a primary alcohol-related diagnosis and all alcohol-related admissions. The information is normally published in this way. The information in the second column is intended as a meaningful estimate of the total impact on hospital admissions from alcohol consumption.
	Because of a change of methodology, information is only available from 2002-03 to 2007-08.
	
		
			  Number of finished admissions of patients with an alcohol-related condition 
			   2002-03  2003-04  2004-05 
			  Residents in England  With alcohol-related primary diagnosis  Total (with primary or secondary diagnosis)  With alcohol-related primary diagnosis  Total (with primary or secondary diagnosis)  With alcohol-related primary diagnosis  Total (with primary or secondary diagnosis) 
			 North East 9,559 34,013 10,086 38,284 10,491 43,919 
			 Northwest 23,731 9239 25,331 102,841 26,329 114,946 
			 Yorkshire and The Humber 15,236 56,131 15,759 61,421 16,057 66,684 
			 East Midlands 12,081 47,789 12,767 51,871 13,467 56,928 
			 West Midlands 15,896 46,610 17,392 53,562 19,113 63,692 
			 East of England 12,496 49,754 13,596 56,430 14,538 63,472 
			 London 18,298 56,852 19,616 64,140 21,162 74,522 
			 South East Coast SHA 10,197 38,509 10,269 41,722 11,303 46,802 
			 South Central SHA 8,352 27,338 8,898 31,513 9,732 36,032 
			 Southwest 13,943 55,559 15,043 62,269 15,736 70,278 
			 No fixed abode/unknown 1,930 5,279 1,823 5,364 2,314 6,908 
			 Total 141,718 510,173 150,580 569,417 160,241 644,185 
		
	
	
		
			   2005-06  2006-07  2007-08 
			  Residents in England  With alcohol-related primary diagnosis  Total (with primary or secondary diagnosis)  With alcohol-related primary diagnosis  Total (with primary or secondary diagnosis)  With alcohol-related primary diagnosis  Total (with primary or secondary diagnosis) 
			 North East 10,731 50,579 10,983 55,510 10,674 60,755 
			 Northwest 29,172 129,919 30,376 141,493 31,335 151,428 
			 Yorkshire and The Humber 17,255 72,870 17,271 77,454 17,987 83,443 
			 East Midlands 14,800 62,722 15,451 67,710 15,390 74,340 
			 West Midlands 20,645 76,778 22,590 88,490 20,101 91,537 
			 East of England 15,530 72,622 15,836 77,808 16,435 84,712 
			 London 23,050 87,428 24,154 96,194 23,836 102,029 
			 South East Coast SHA 12,022 54,833 12,603 60,074 13,274 66,025 
			 South Central SHA 10,S03 41,219 9,972 41,889 10,588 48,201 
			 Southwest 16,851 77,755 17,384 83,415 17,920 88,394 
			 No fixed abode/unknown 3,074 8,787 3,062 9,082 3,805 12,400 
			 Total 173,633 735.S12 179,681 799,120 181,345 863,264 
			  Notes: Includes activity in English NHS Hospitals and English NHS commissioned activity in the independent sector.  Small numbers To protect patient confidentiality, figures between 1 and 5 have been suppressed and replaced with "*" (an asterisk). Where it was possible to identify numbers from the total due to a single suppressed number in a row or column, an additional number (the next smallest) has been suppressed.  Alcohol-related admissions The number of alcohol-related admissions is based on the methodology developed by the North West Public Health Observatory. Figures for under 16s only include admissions where one or more of the following alcohol-specific conditions were listed: Alcoholic cardiomyopathy (142.6) Alcoholic gastritis (K29.2) Alcoholic liver disease (K70) Alcoholic myopathy (G72.1) Alcoholic polyneuropathy (G62.1) Alcohol-induced pseudo-Cushing's syndrome (E24.4) Chronic pancreatitis (alcohol induced) (K86.0) Degeneration of nervous system due to alcohol (G31.2) Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of alcohol (F10) Accidental poisoning by and exposure to alcohol (X45) Ethanol poisoning (T51.0) Methanol poisoning (T51.1) Toxic effect of alcohol, unspecified (T51.9)  Number of episodes in which the patient had an alcohol-related primary or secondary diagnosis These figures represent the number of episodes where an alcohol-related diagnosis was recorded in any of the 20 (14 from 2002-03 to 2006-07 and seven prior to 2002-03) primary and secondary diagnosis fields in a Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) record. Each episode is only counted once in each count, even if an alcohol-related diagnosis is recorded in more than one diagnosis field of the record.  Ungrossed data Figures have not been adjusted for shortfalls in data (i.e. the data are ungrossed).  Finished admission episodes A finished admission episode is the first period of in-patient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider. Finished admission episodes are counted against the year in which the admission episode finishes. Admissions do not represent the number of in-patients, as a person may have more than one admission within the year.  Primary diagnosis The primary diagnosis is the first of up to 20 (14 from 2002-03 to 2006-07 and seven prior to 2002-03) diagnosis fields in the (HES) data set and provides the main reason why the patient was admitted to hospital.  Secondary diagnosis As well as the primary diagnosis, there are up to 19 (13 from 2002-03 to 2007-08 and six prior to 2002-03) secondary diagnosis fields in HES that show other diagnoses relevant to the episode of care.  Data quality HES are compiled from data sent by more than 300 NHS trusts and primary care trusts in England. Data is also received from a number of independent sector organisations for activity commissioned by the English NHS. The NHS Information Centre for health and social care liaises closely with these organisations to encourage submission of complete and valid data and seeks to minimise inaccuracies and the effect of missing and invalid data via HES processes. While this brings about improvement over time, some shortcomings remain.  Assessing growth through time HES figures are available from 1989-90 onwards. The quality and coverage of the data have improved over time. These improvements in information submitted by the NHS have been particularly marked in the earlier years and need to be borne in mind when analysing time series. Some of the increase in figures for later years (particularly 2006-07 onwards) may be due to the improvement in the coverage of independent sector activity. Changes in NHS practice also need to be borne in mind when analysing time series. For example, a number of procedures may now be undertaken in out-patient settings and may no longer be accounted for in the HES data. This may account for any reductions in activity over time.  Assignment of Episodes to Years Years are assigned by the end of the first period of care in a patient's hospital stay.  Source: Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), The NHS Information Centre for health and social care.

Hospitals: Admissions

Norman Lamb: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients were treated at Class 1 accident and emergency units in each of the last 10 years.

Mike O'Brien: Information is not collected on the number of patients treated at accident and emergency (A&E) departments. However, data on the number of attendances at A&E type 1 departments is available and published quarterly via the Department of Health's Quarterly Monitoring Accident and Emergency Services dataset. This includes patients who attended A&E but who were not subsequently treated and counts each attendance by the same patient separately.

Medical Treatments

Frank Cook: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions he has had with the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence on its proposed review of guidance No. 152 on drug-eluting coronary stents; and if he will make a statement.

Gillian Merron: No such discussions have taken place. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has recently consulted on its plans to review its guidance on drug eluting stents for the treatment of coronary artery disease. As a stakeholder, the Department has responded to that consultation. It is understood that NICE is considering the responses to its consultation exercise and will make a decision on the proposed review in due course.

Mental Health Services: Hospital Beds

Anne Milton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 3 June 2009,  Official Report, column 505W, on mental health services, whether the 3,159 average daily number of available beds in secure units in England includes privately provided beds.

Phil Hope: The data on average number of available beds in secure units in England are for beds in national health service units only and do not include beds provided by the independent sector.

Mental Health Services: Hospital Beds

Anne Milton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 3 June 2009,  Official Report, column 505W, on mental health services, what the average daily number of available beds in all secure units in England was in each of the last five years.

Phil Hope: Data on the average daily number of mental health secure unit beds, and learning disability secure unit beds in national health service units in England over the last five years are set out in the following table.
	
		
			  Average daily number of mental health and learning disability secure unit beds in NHS units 
			   2002-03  2003-04  2004-05  2005-06  2006-07 
			 Available mental illness 2,064 2,569 2,696 2,807 2,993 
			 Occupancy mental illness 1,867 2,378 2,472 2,545 2,722 
			 Available learning disability 508 514 503 526 516 
			 Occupancy learning disability 482 470 484 502 489 
			  Note:  The definitions of mental health and learning disability secure unit beds, for the purposes of the KH03 annual beds collection, are:  Mental illness—Other ages, secure unit an Age Group Intended of National Code 8 "Any age", a Broad Patient Group Code of National Code 5 "Patients with mental illness" and a Clinical Care Intensity of National Code 51 "for intensive care: specially designated ward for patients needing containment and more intensive management. This is not to be confused with intensive nursing where a patient may require one to one nursing while on a standard ward".  Learning disabilities—Other ages, secure unit an Age Group Intended of National Code 8 "Any age", a Broad Patient Group Code of National Code 6 "Patients with learning difficulties" and a Clinical Care Intensity of National Code 61 "designated or interim secure unit".   Source:  Department of Health Dataset KH03(1). 
		
	
	These figures do not represent the full level of secure services available to the NHS. Some "low secure" mental health services are not consistently defined and may well fall outside the definitions used for this data collection. These figures also show only NHS beds in NHS units and not those commissioned by the NHS and provided by independent sector providers.

Mental Health Services: Hospital Beds

Anne Milton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 3 June 2009,  Official Report, column 505W, on mental health services, which 10 mental health hospitals had the highest average bed occupancy levels.

Phil Hope: This information is not collected centrally. Information is collected by the Department on average daily bed numbers within individual national health service trusts, but not on average bed occupancy levels within trusts.

Energy Saving Trust

David Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change pursuant to the answer of 11 March 2009,  Official Report, column 523W, on the Energy Saving Trust, how his Department monitors the annual performance of the Energy Saving Trust; and on what basis the Trust's estimates of annual and lifetime carbon dioxide savings are calculated.

Joan Ruddock: The Energy Saving Trust proposes an annual programme of work aimed at reducing domestic CO2 emissions, which is grant funded by DECC. The trust reports to DECC on a quarterly basis on the progress of the work, including achievements against a number of key performance indicators.
	The Energy Saving Trust undertakes evaluations to assess impact across the range of activities for its main audiences. The evaluations employ rigorous methodologies involving both quantitative and qualitative surveys of target audiences (e.g. consumers), developed with independent evaluation consultancies to determine influence on annual and lifetime CO2 emissions.
	Quantitative evaluation activity takes the form of impact assessments that aim to identify the CO2 savings attributable to Energy Saving Trust activity and the cost of these savings. Impact assessments are undertaken through specifically designed evaluation surveys of a representative sample of audience members to identify actions that have been undertaken as a result of the trust's programme activities. The assessments of CO2 savings are aligned with values used for Government policies (e.g. CERT for energy efficiency measures) wherever possible.
	The above evaluation is supported by qualitative evaluation, the objective of which is to ensure that the trust understands how impacts have been achieved. Lessons learned are then fed into the planning and development of any future activity.

Members: Correspondence

Steve Webb: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change when he will reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Northavon of 21 November 2008, regarding Warm Front grants, sent on behalf of Mr. Hussey.

Joan Ruddock: I replied to the hon. Member for Northavon on 30 March 2009 and apologise for the long delay, which was due to departmental reorganisation.

Members: Correspondence

Michael Spicer: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change when the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State plans to reply to the email from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire of 19 February 2009 on Warm Front.

Joan Ruddock: holding answer 24 April 2009
	I responded to the hon. Member's letter on 30 April 2009, with apologies for the delay.

Warm Front Scheme

Greg Clark: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change pursuant to the answer of 5 March 2009,  Official Report, column 1807W, on Warm Front scheme: lighting, on what assumptions calculations using the industry standard software of the carbon abatement accruing from the Warm Front scheme are based.

Joan Ruddock: No assumptions are made in this respect. Under the terms of the Warm Front contract, Eaga is required to calculate the standard assessment procedure (SAP) ratings using SAP2001 (the industry standard software).
	This software does not recognise any contribution by compact fluorescent light bulbs to carbon savings. We are unable to comment on the assumptions on which this software makes calculations as the Department is not the writer of the software.

Children's Social Care

Brooks Newmark: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what steps he is taking to improve standards of children's social care; and if he will make a statement.

Dawn Primarolo: We are taking a number of steps to improve children's social care. We are improving the skills and capacity of the work force, supported by an extra £73 million and have set up the Social Work Task Force.
	We have accepted all the recommendations in Lord Laming report on safeguarding and have published a detailed action plan to implement these.
	We are also implementing our "Care Matters" programme to improve the support given to children in care.

Schools: Halifax

Linda Riordan: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what plans there are to renew and refurbish the fabric of schools in Halifax.

Vernon Coaker: Decisions on which schools to invest in are a matter for the local authority. Halifax primary schools will benefit from Calderdale's Primary Capital Programme allocation of £8.67 million over the next two years. Halifax secondary schools will be renewed and refurbished when Calderdale joins the BSF programme. I am aware that the hon. Member met the former Schools Minister to discuss Halifax's BSF project. I am considering the matters that were raised.

Apprentices

Tom Levitt: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much funding his Department has allocated to apprenticeships for young people aged 16 to 18 years in 2010-11.

Iain Wright: Planned national expenditure on 16 to 18 Apprenticeships for 2010-11 will be published in the LSC's Annual Statement of Priorities in autumn 2009, and confirmed in March 2010.

Apprentices

Bob Spink: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what  (a) assistance and  (b) funding his Department provides to people under 18 years old undertaking an apprenticeship.

Iain Wright: The Department, with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, created the National Apprenticeship Service (NAS) which has end-to-end responsibility for apprenticeships and has been fully operational since April this year. Supporting 16 to 18-year-olds is one of the NAS's key priorities for 2009/10. The NAS works with employers across the country to develop Apprenticeship opportunities, and works with Connexions and other agencies to ensure that young people have the information and support they need to access them. From the beginning of this year the on-line apprenticeship vacancy system has been operating, providing a free service for employers and providers to advertise apprenticeship vacancies, and allowing potential apprentices to register and apply for vacancies. Young people can also access apprenticeship opportunities through their local 14-19 Prospectus, a user-friendly, fully searchable directory of education and training available in their area at entry level through to NVQ level 3.
	The Department fully funds the training element of apprenticeships for 16 to 18-year-olds. The apprenticeships budget for 16 to 18-year-olds is £628 million for 2008-09 and £675 million for 2009-10.
	In addition, earlier in the year my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister announced a £140 million package to provide 35,000 extra apprenticeship places in the coming year.
	Apprenticeship starts increased from 65,000 in 1996/97 to 225,000 in 2007/08, up 22 per cent. on the year before. Since 1996/97 over 2 million people have started an apprenticeship.

Departmental Data Protection

James Brokenshire: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many notifications his Department made to the Information Commissioner in the year ended 30 April 2009 in respect of the loss or mishandling of personal information or data; what was notified in each such case; and how many individuals were the subjects of personal information or data in respect of which such notifications were made.

Diana Johnson: Under the mandatory requirements of the Data Handling Report published on 25 June 2008, the Department for Children, Schools and Families is required to give a summary report on data breaches reported to the Information Commissioner in its annual resource accounts.
	The Department for Children, Schools and Families has reported on personal data breaches in the 2007-08 annual resource account and this can be found at:
	www.dcsf.gov.uk/aboutus/reports/
	We will be publishing information on personal data security breaches reported to the Information Commissioner for the 2008-09 reporting year before Parliament rises in July. The information is currently being compiled and is to be audited and verified before it is laid before Parliament.

Education Maintenance Allowance

Paul Rowen: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many people have received the education maintenance allowance since the inception of the scheme.

Iain Wright: This is a matter for the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) who operate the education maintenance allowance (EMA) for the Department for Children, Schools and Families. Geoffrey Russell the LSC's Acting Chief Executive, will write to the hon. Member with the information requested and a copy of his reply will be placed in the House Library.

Special Educational Needs: General Certificate of Secondary Education

Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families pursuant to the answer of 20 April 2009,  Official Report, column 279W, on special educational needs: general certificate of secondary education, at how many mainstream schools which had between one and nine pupils with statements of special educational needs no such pupils achieved five A* to C grades at GCSE in 2008.

Diana Johnson: Statistical disclosure rules are operated to protect the inadvertent disclosure of personal information about an individual pupil. For achievement data, the recognised approach is to suppress school level performance information where there are 10 or fewer pupils at the end of key stage 4 in the school.
	That is accepted practice in the published Achievement and Attainment Tables. Following that approach, it would not normally be possible to give school level performance information for schools with 10 or fewer pupils at the end of key stage 4 with statements of special educational needs.
	While naming individual schools would potentially disclose personal information about individual pupils, simply stating the number of schools does not.
	Additionally, in the previous answer, the approach was relaxed slightly to fewer than 10 pupils (rather than 10 or fewer) at the end of key stage 4 with statements of special educational needs.
	There are 26 maintained mainstream schools with more than 10 pupils with statements of SEN at the end of key stage 4, where no pupils with statements of SEN achieved five or more GCSEs at grades A*-C or the equivalent in 2008.
	There are 43 maintained mainstream schools with 10 or more pupils with statements of SEN at the end of key stage 4, where no pupils with statements of SEN achieved five or more GCSEs at grades A*-C or the equivalent in 2008.
	As the number of pupils was over the 10 pupils threshold for those schools, they were named in previous answers.
	There were 2,542 maintained mainstream schools at which between one and nine pupils at the end of key stage 4 had statements of special educational needs in 2008.
	There were 1,279 maintained mainstream schools at which between one and nine pupils at the end of key stage 4 had statements of special educational needs and where no such pupils achieved five or more GCSEs at grade A* to C or the equivalent, in 2008.
	To prevent inadvertent disclosure of personal information, it will not be possible to name those schools in subsequent answers.
	The source of this data is the Achievement and Attainment Tables' database.